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1921-1988, Founder of the academic discipline Cultural Studies (the study of regular people in real culture)

For this online discussion, read/view the following links and video and then share your thoughts on the discussion page (link above). Clay & Kelly have posted eight questions for your consideration; please respond to those that spark your interest.

YOU SHOULD ONLY SPEND ABOUT 45 MINUTES RESPONDING TO THE QUESTIONS OF YOUR CHOICE AFTER COMPLETING THE READING.

1. Read the Raymond Williams chapter in Theory for Education (our yellow book, p. 201-206)

2. Read the Raymond Williams page on the InfEd site

3. Read this Excerpt from Keywords by Raymond Williams

4. Read The Technology and The Society by Raymond Williams (a short piece about television; it really is an interesting read) from Television: Technology and Cultural Form (1972). (PDF linked below)



5. After you complete the reading, watch this short Simpsons cartoon
(a remediated mix of several episodes).

What "structures of feeling" from the dominant culture
are expressed in this example of popular cultural media?
6. After you watch the video, check out the cover of Raymond Williams' Keywords and briefly define each of the words listed...

Just Kidding!

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